The Wall Worker c.1877 20th Century The photgraph was taken by

The photgraph was taken by an amateur photographer with an interest in London street life and immigrant districts

Of all the factories that lined the docks

London dockers using a hand-truck and hooks

the roofs of Westminster Hall

both from its confined space and bad ventilation

The Wall Worker c.1877 20th Century The photgraph was taken byMr Cannon, seated on the right, a displayer of cheap advertising boards on walls or fences, known as a 'wall worker', c. 1877. The boards had to be removed each night and replaced again in the morning. Mr Cannon had been a prosperous shoe maker whose business had been ruined by the Crimean War, causing him to fall on hard times.